A poll for BBC News Northern Ireland asked 1001 Electors the following question on the 11th of March 2020:

At the next Northern Ireland Assembly General Election, which party will you vote for with your 1st preference vote?

The polling has a 3% margin of error.

Ulster Unionist Party: 26.86% ( 1.03%)

Labour Party in Northern Ireland: 25.84% ( 2.15%)

Irish Parliamentary Party (including RNI): 12.85% ( 1.72%)

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland: 12.11% (-5. 14%)

Social Democratic and Labour Party: 8.03% ( 1.80%)

Ecological Party: 4.62% ( 1.66)

Democratic Unionist Party: 4.50% (-3.92%)

Saor Ó Chaipitleachais: 1.58% (-0.68%)

Northern Ireland Women's Coalition: 2.30% ( 0.90%)

Irish Libertarian Party: 1.21% ( 0.83%)

Explanations

• Great activity from UUP, Labour, IPP, SDLP, NIWC, ILP and Ecological Party, keep up the good work!

• Alliance have been struggling for some time now, and will need a massive turn around if they are to reclaim any lost ground.

* Negligible activity from DUP and SóC.

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